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Posted by bobbyswitchblade on November 5, 2003, at 0:16:36
When I was 16 I began to feel like I was going crazy and could'nt figure out why until my mom suggested that I may be in need of antipressants and so I began the process of going through one drug trial after another. I quit drinking for a long stretch of time because it didn't do anything for me anymore and I though it might be a major factor in my depression. After about a year of not drinking, taking paxil, eating healthy and excercising I still did not feel any better. Finally I tried Adderal(stimulant) and the fog immediatly lifted. At once it energized me, calmed my nerves and gave me absolute clarity of thinking. I was back in school, rocking and rolling and then my 21st birthday rolled around and so I decided I would cut myself some slack and get drunk. It was great and I woke up the next morning feeling perfectly fine. THe very next time I drank I woke up feeling horrible and after that the adderall was inaffective and in fact made things worse. A couple of months later I was in an impatient program because I didn't know what else to do with myself. A couple of months after that I went in for ECT at my own request. After 7 treatments I felt better than I ever had and all the better for the fact that I was med free. I felt triumphant and able to do anything I wanted. I fooled myself into thinking that it would be alright to drink even after all I had put myself through and of course it had the very same devastating effect. I went back for more treatments but it didn't help. That was over a year ago. Since then I have had no relief. I have sworn off alcohol but I do not know why it has, in particular times, had such a profound and sudden negative impact when at one time it did not pose any real problem. Could it be a vitamin deficiency of some kind? I really need to know. I just want to understand what is wrong with me so that I can help myself. I would appreciate a response from anyone who has any idea(s) about this or has experienced something similar. Right now I am looking into rTMS. I don't know what else to do.
Posted by JLx on November 5, 2003, at 12:31:26
In reply to Alcohol and rapid onset depression??????, posted by bobbyswitchblade on November 5, 2003, at 0:16:36
> When I was 16 I began to feel like I was going crazy and could'nt figure out why until my mom suggested that I may be in need of antipressants and so I began the process of going through one drug trial after another. I quit drinking for a long stretch of time because it didn't do anything for me anymore and I though it might be a major factor in my depression. After about a year of not drinking, taking paxil, eating healthy and excercising I still did not feel any better. Finally I tried Adderal(stimulant) and the fog immediatly lifted. At once it energized me, calmed my nerves and gave me absolute clarity of thinking. I was back in school, rocking and rolling and then my 21st birthday rolled around and so I decided I would cut myself some slack and get drunk. It was great and I woke up the next morning feeling perfectly fine. THe very next time I drank I woke up feeling horrible and after that the adderall was inaffective and in fact made things worse. A couple of months later I was in an impatient program because I didn't know what else to do with myself. A couple of months after that I went in for ECT at my own request. After 7 treatments I felt better than I ever had and all the better for the fact that I was med free. I felt triumphant and able to do anything I wanted. I fooled myself into thinking that it would be alright to drink even after all I had put myself through and of course it had the very same devastating effect. I went back for more treatments but it didn't help. That was over a year ago. Since then I have had no relief. I have sworn off alcohol but I do not know why it has, in particular times, had such a profound and sudden negative impact when at one time it did not pose any real problem. Could it be a vitamin deficiency of some kind? I really need to know. I just want to understand what is wrong with me so that I can help myself. I would appreciate a response from anyone who has any idea(s) about this or has experienced something similar. Right now I am looking into rTMS. I don't know what else to do.
Have you ever done this checklist?
http://www.brainplace.com/bp/checklist/
Once you're through it, it will give you categories and suggest some natural remedies. There's also good info on this site under "Supplements to Enhance the Brain".
Posted by Wolf Dreamer on November 6, 2003, at 11:22:33
In reply to Alcohol and rapid onset depression??????, posted by bobbyswitchblade on November 5, 2003, at 0:16:36
Didn't all of it, but this is what I know from an artical I read about GABA.
I did a google search if you want to look through that and find the right artical
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=gaba+vitamin+b+alcoholAnyway, alcohol does deplete vitamin B and gaba. So take both I think. It was a great artical I read somewhere explaining how alcohol gives you a temporary relief by boosting GABA levels, but then drains away your bodies natural source, making you feel worse in the end, so need alcohol just to feel better, cycle of abuse, downward spiral, blah blah blah. I forget exactly how it went.
Don't worry though. You can get better. There is a way. Just search around the net until you find it, and may the gods of the net guide you well on your journey.
By the way, TRYPTOPHAN Rules! Its the magical instant cure for a lifetime of anxiety. If you ever find yourself unable to stop worrying about every horrible thing that could ever happen to you, get some of it.
Posted by puravida on November 7, 2003, at 19:45:23
In reply to Re: Alcohol and rapid onset depression?????? » bobbyswitchblade, posted by JLx on November 5, 2003, at 12:31:26
That is a great checklist - and alerted me to the fact that my depression is probably more due to ADD than anything else. I was going to take it again, but am too ancy right now like I have been lately ... I guess lowering my Wellbutrin dose wasn't the best move. :) Since I discovered the Amen site, though, and saw a recommended Dr., everything I've been through makes a lot more sense to me. BTW, I seem to be able to concentrate better when I drink - well, for a short while, anyhow. And, caffiene doesn't seem to effect me much.
PV
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